The Garden at Highgrove

About this book

Describes the creation and changing nature of the garden at Highgrove, now mature and regarded as one of the great gardens of our time. Also features planting lists and information on the organic principles on which it is run.

Contents

The setting - the park, the house, views and alignments, avenue of limes, compost heap, sewage garden, Orchard Room; the view from the house - the Sundial Garden, terrace, Thyme Walk and Mediterranean Garden; the Cottage Garden - the pergola, box waves, Saville Garden, laurel tunnel and new Cottage Garden; Wildflower and Woodland Gardens - tulip walk, wildflower drive, meadow, fern corner, Woodland Garden, stumpery and beeches; arboretum and the Walled Garden - including the azalea walk and the greenhouses. Appendices: organic gardening at Highgrove; plant lists.

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Biography

In his previous book, The Prince of Wales described how he had spent eleven years turning his Cotswold estate into a model of environmentally benign farming and gardening. In this book he describes how his gardens have been conceived, developed and planted. Candida Lycett Green has published twelve books, and introduced and edited two volumes of her father, SIR JOHN BETJEMAN'S LETTERS. She has written and presented three television documentaries, including THE FRONT GARDEN and A COTTAGE IN THE COUNTRY. She is a commissioner for English Heritage and a contributing editor to VOGUE magazine. Candida Lycett Green has published thirteen books, including the bestselling THE GARDEN AT HIGHGROVE. She has written and presented television documentaries for BBC and Channel 4, including THE ENGLISHWOMAN AND THE HORSE, THE FRONT GARDEN and A COTTAGE IN THE COUNTRY. She is a Commissioner for English Heritage and a contributing editor to VOGUE magazine.